Young Avril Lavigne literally came out of nowhere -- nowhere being the town of Napanee, Ontario -- and rose to the top of the charts with her single "Complicated." Her first album, Let Go, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard charts in June 2002 and her next two albums, Under My Skin (2004), and The Best Damn Thing (2007), also debuted at No. 1 in the U.S.

Her Quotes :"My dream was always to hop up on stage in front of my fans every night and perform."

"Actually, I know for a fact there are some young female artists who don't even sing on their own records and who don't sing live. And that is pathetic." (about lipsynching).Read More ... >>>